Release Manager

We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.

From well-known franchises to freshly-minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment where every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.

Skybound is looking for an innovative out-of-the-box thinker to join the Publishing Operations team, part of Skybound’s Consumer Products Group. The candidate will report to the Sr. Release Manager.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with critical thinking skills and is comfortable working within a multi-faceted, high-paced environment. Day-to-day work will include maintaining and communicating 1st party requirements, supporting and facilitating the submissions process in partnership with Production and Developer teams, helping to evolve and maintain an efficient workflow/process, collaborating laterally to develop and promote best practices, and tracking and presenting outcomes and ongoing recommendations to the Sr.

Director of Operations and VP of Sales & Operations. Additionally, the Release Manager will execute all aspects of the production of physical game products through 1st Party and manufacturing partners.

This position will report to Sr Release Manager

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Track and implement schedule changes
• Acts as a main point of contact between Skybound Games and our 1st Party partners
• Continually maintain and communicate 1st Party news & requirement updates to the appropriate internal and external teams
• Acts as an expert in submission processes for all 1st Party platforms
• Coordinate the efforts of the content submission cycle, ensuring smooth and timely communication among stakeholders
• Coordinate the manufacturing of physical goods in support of title launches and continued catalog sales at retail
• Document and communicate project status and scheduling
• Research and organize applicable information for project teams
• Assist Sr. Director of Operations in creating and presenting status reports

• Have 2-3 years of relevant work experience in release management (digital and physical preferred)
• Ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously
• Experience with Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony submission processes
  
  Gaming experience on current gaming systems strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; be able to communicate concisely with both peers and seniors
• Basic PC software proficiency required as well as proficiency with MS Office and Excel
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work on tight deadlines
• Fluent in Product Development Pipelines and Workflows
• Comfortable working independently without micromanagement
• Detail oriented with very strong organizational skills
• Work experience in related fields that apply directly to job responsibilities

Regular, Full-Time

$100,000 - $125,000

• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
• Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film,…